February 9, 2012 - Ray Pirro, 52, of Tracy, California
died Sunday at about 4 PM when he crashed the Cessna
172N, N7582D, he had stolen and was piloting, severing
power lines and plowing into a canal bank alongside
Barstow Avenue, Barstow.

The plane's owner Felix Boston learned the aircraft was
stolen when he received a phone call from investigators.
The aircraft was stolen from Buchanan Field Airport and
the tail number had been altered by Pirro. "I loved that
plane," said Boston who purchased the Cessna in 2006.

Boston, who owns a Farmer's Insurance agency in Pleasant
Hill, stated when he looked inside the damaged aircraft
he saw junk food throughout the plane, ?Cheez Whiz
everywhere, junk food and energy drinks.? Boston said
the aircraft was totally destroyed and the only thing
salvageable is the right side landing gear.

Boston reports that he had used his aircraft on a number
of occasions to auction off plane rides to raise money
for scholarships and to raise money for the homeless.
Boston said he would take charity flights over the
Golden Gate Bridge.

Back on Sunday, November 20, 1988, in Tracy, California,
Pirro crashed his Cessna 175, N6641E, after the aircraft
ran out of fuel. Pirro left the accident site
immediately and did not file an accident report.

The
airplane was found by the NTSB nosed over and abandoned short of
the airport. Pirro owned the aircraft however, he did not hold a
pilot's license or a medical certificate. The NTSB determined
the probable cause of this accident was fuel exhaustion to the
engine and Pirro lacked adequate pilot training.

Pirro had
been on parole since 2008, and was scheduled to be sentenced
next month for petty theft in 2011, in San Joaquin County. Pirro
has an extensive criminal background. San Joaquin County Court
records indicate Pirro plead guilty to a number charges over a
12 year period which involved assault, drugs and theft.